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Originally Posted by corporatejay
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Yup, alarmist bull#### with quotes from the king alarmist himself.
Here's a more-detailed story about what was being proposed:
https://globalnews.ca/news/7410473/c...g-permit-fees/
Here's what Council actually passed and will come into effect in 2023:
https://calgaryherald.com/news/local...ace-until-2023
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In an 8-6 vote late Monday night, council endorsed a fee structure that would offer the first resident parking permit for free and charge $15 for any additional permits, including visitor permits. But that system won’t take effect for two more years and, before it does, council will have another conversation about parking fees as part of the next four-year budget.
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No one has ever proposed charging for residential street parking. What they did propose (and will implement but at a much lower rate) was a cost-recovery plan where those people who live on streets that require residential and visitor permits would/will pay to register their vehicles with the system.
What's wrong with that? Why should the vast majority of tax payers, who don't live in a permit-only zone be subsidizing the small minority who do?
Here's the map of every residential parking zone in the city:
https://maps.calgary.ca/CalgaryParking/ Unless you live close to downtown, a hospital, or a C-Train station, it's not even something that affects you.
Even that map doesn't paint an accurate picture, because many of the streets within each colored zone don't have any restrictions on them.
Also, if you don't want to pay it, get together with your neighbours and have the permit-only parking removed from your street.